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Car-sharing service RelayRides rolls up Wheelz

by Steven Loeb, May 14, 2013 | Comments

Combined forces will help compete against the likes of Uber, ZimRide, SideCar, Lyft and Hailo

Ride-sharing is a hot space right now, with companies like Uber, ZimRide, BlablaCar, Lyft, Hailo and SideCar vying for the same market. Now it just became a even more competitive with two ride-sharing companies having decided to join forces. Car-sharing company RelayRides has purchased one of its competitors, Wheelz, it was revealed in a blog post Tuesday. The Wheelz team, along with its ...

Larry Page reveals full extent of his health problems

by Steven Loeb, May 14, 2013 | Comments

Google CEO has rare condition of two paralyzed vocal cords, affecting his breathing and speaking

Last summer, Google CEO Larry Page came down with a mystery illness, and was forced to cancel his speaking appearances. It was said that Page had lost his voice but what his actual illness was never revealed. Almost a year later, Page has finally decided to come forward and reveal the exact nature of his illness, revealing in a lengthy blog post ...

Consumers are ready for driverless cars

by Steven Loeb, May 14, 2013 | Comments

While 57% would use on themselves, only 46% would let their kids get in one

A few months ago I wrote about some of the most interesting gadgets to come out of the Internet of Things, a network of devices that are connected via sensors to maximize the potential of each object. One new invention that caught my eye was the driverless car. For those who can't afford a limo driver, the idea of being able ...

LinkedIn says so long to the world's oldest profession

by Steven Loeb, May 14, 2013 | Comments

Social network bans profiles of prostitutes and escorts, even in countries where it is legal

Back when I was in college, when my friends and I were bored we would sometimes check out the "adult services" ads on Craigslist and send each other the raunchiest/funniest ones we could find. I freely admit that it was pretty immature, but it was still incredibly funny, partially because the idea of trying to find someone to hook up ...

France considering new tax on smartphones and tablets

by Steven Loeb, May 13, 2013 | Comments

Move could cause relations between France and the tech world to become strained even further

Relations between the tech world and France do not have the best relationship, to say the least, with technology companies often accusing the French government of being intrusive and unfriendly. A perception that was reinforced when Yahoo's acquisition of DailyMotion fell apart because of meddling by the government. And now France is thinking of going ahead and pulling a move ...

Larry Yu leaves Facebook for the Pramana Collective

by Steven Loeb, May 13, 2013 | Comments

Yu will become a partner at the communications consultancy

Facebook is losing its long-time communications director, Larry Yu. Yu, who is leaving the company to join the Pramana Collective, a communications consultancy, as a partner, made the announcement via a message on his Facebook wall on Monday. "Nearly five years ago, I joined some friends at a privately-held company called Facebook to help a small team scale and expand upon the ...

Google+ adds recommendations feature to mobile websites

by Steven Loeb, May 13, 2013 | Comments

Readers will see new story recommendations, first launch partner for the service is Forbes

In order to extend the reach of its platform, Google+ is launching a new feature to allow Web developers to add recommendations to their mobile websites, it was announced via a blog post Monday. "When you help someone find a great article on your site, you’re not only making them happier, you’re inspiring deeper engagement and loyalty. That's why today, ...

LinkedIn and Facebook: a tale of two networks

by Steven Loeb, May 13, 2013 | Comments

Facebook is the big dog, whose growth is slowing; LinkedIn is the niche network that is taking off

Facebook was not the first social network by any means. But I think that it can be successfully argued that it was the one that brought the idea to the mainstream (no offense to Friendster and MySpace). Of course, when you become a Goliath, there will be a slew of Davids out there, who are just waiting with their ...

Wochit raises $4.75M to sell news video as it happens

by Steven Loeb, May 13, 2013 | Comments

Company supplies footage to organizations without the manpower or resources to get it themselves

It can come off as kind of silly sometimes (like in that recent Daily Show segment where Nancy Grace was doing a telecom interview with another reporter who was literally a few feet away from her) but when a news organization can send reporters out into the field, or show video of something happening in some remote part of the ...

FWD.us loses two backers in Elon Musk and David Sacks

by Steven Loeb, May 11, 2013 | Comments

Controversial ads praising supporters of the Keystone Pipeline may have contributed

FWD.us, the PAC started by Mark Zuckerberg to handle various national issues, starting with immigration reform, has already lost two of its backers over a controversial ad campaign. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, and David Sacks, Founder and CEO of Yammer, have decided to leave the organization, it was reported by Reuters Friday. The two have since been removed from the ...

Funding roundup - week ending 05/10/13

by Steven Loeb, May 10, 2013 | Comments

eFuneral, Fastback Networks, CapLinked, Tapestry, and Logical Choice all raised funds this week

Seed Stage Online end-of-life planning resource eFuneral received a $250,000 investment commitment from nonprofit venture development organization JumpStart. Video cooking magazine Panna raised $1.35 million in first round funding. The round was led by Anthem Ventures, with participation from other investors, including Lerer Ventures, Crosslink Ventures, Maveron, Shari Redstone's Advancit Capital, RSL Venture Partners, Launchpad LA, David Tisch's BoxGroup, Rick J. ...

Facebook Home expanding to more devices

by Steven Loeb, May 10, 2013 | Comments

HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 users now have access to the interface, but ratings are still slipping

When Facebook Home passed the 500,000 installs number on Google Play roughly a week after its release, it was seen, by some, as a sign that the interface was not living up to expectation. I mean, Instagram, had passed one million Android users in a single day, so why couldn't Home match that? There are a number of reasons that I have pointed ...

Kickstarter: big name projects are good for our site!

by Steven Loeb, May 10, 2013 | Comments

Despite controversy, Zach Braff and Veronica Mars brought an extra $400,000 to 2,200 other projects

It may have flown past your radar, but there has recently a bit of controversy over at Kickstarter when two big studio projects decided to raise money from regular people. It sparked a backlash and a question of whether or not taking money from people for projects that could otherwise have been funded goes against the ethos, and the mission, ...

Yahoo's spree continues, buys up GoPollGo and Milewise

by Steven Loeb, May 9, 2013 | Comments

	Yahoo has made eight start up purchases since October Remember that Living With Michael Jackson special that aired 10 years ago? It was the one where everyone suddenly realized he had a child named Blanket. There was a scene in that show that always stuck with me: it was Michael Jackson going into some super fancy antique store and basically just buying everything he laid eyes on, even if ...
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Report: Facebook to buy Waze for up to $1 billion

by Steven Loeb, May 9, 2013 | Comments

Social traffic app Waze is growing quickly, would give Facebook another platform for its mobile ads

Facebook has been on a mobile tear over the past year or so, and that strategy does not seem to be slowing down any time soon. The social network is now in talks to make an Instagram-sized purchase of social traffic app Waze, it wasreported by Israeli news site Calcalist on Thursday. The two sides are in "advanced negotiations," which began six months ago, ...

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